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| Huset Restaurant | |
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 Interactive map of Huset Restaurant | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | Hurtigruten |
| Head chef | Alberto Lozano Aviles |
| Food type | Nordic fine dining |
| Location | Vei 212, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
| Coordinates | 78°12′27″N 15°35′23″E / 78.2076°N 15.5897°E |
| Website | www |
Huset Restaurant is a Nordic fine dining restaurant in Longyearbyen, located on Svalbard, a northern archipelago of Norway, and is the northernmost restaurant in the world. Spanish chef Alberto Lozano Aviles is head chef.
History
[edit]The Huset building was built in the 1950s as a community centre for miners in the village.[1] The name means "house" in Norwegian. It operated as a post office, library, church, school, gymnasium and hunting shop. It was briefly used as a hospital after an avalanche.[2]
In 2010, the building was converted into a bistro. Hurtigruten bought the restaurant in 2022 and converted it into a fine dining establishment.[1] In 2022, the company invited Spanish chef Alberto Lozano to run the restaurant.[3]
Description
[edit]Huset Restaurant is a Nordic fine dining restaurant located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.[4] It is the northernmost restaurant in the world.[5]
Its menu is based around local game meats and foraged ingredients,[5] like seal, whale, and ptarmigan.[6]
As of February 2026[update], Alberto Lozano Aviles remains head chef.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lockhart, Katie (23 January 2023). "What It's Like to Run a Restaurant in the World's Northernmost Town". Thrillist. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ Kuta, Sarah (19 October 2022). "How This Restaurant Is Turning the World's Northernmost Town Into a Fine Dining Destination". Robb Report. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ Ávalos, Almudena (14 May 2023). "Huset, extreme cuisine in the Arctic by a Spanish chef". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ Zemler, Emily (26 August 2024). "How Huset Chef Alberto Lozano Embraces the Arctic at the World's Northernmost Fine Dining Restaurant". Observer. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- 1 2 "I Dined at the Northernmost Restaurant on Earth — With Reindeer, Seal, and More Arctic Ingredients". Food & Wine. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "The strange tastes of a restaurant at the end of the world". www.bbc.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Chef Alberto Lozano Aviles". Chef Alberto Lozano Aviles. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.